The Rise of the Widgets

The RISE OF THE Helmut Doll Bloomsburg University Instructional Technology CAC - Spring 2009

Interesting links • Webware 100 Top Web 2.0 sites • Web Trends map 4 (still like v.2)

The new browser wars • Chrome • Internet Explorer 8 • Safari 4 • Firefox 3.5

February 2009 by Net Browser share Applications

Battle fronts

Ofﬂine is coming

Widgets

“A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional Widgets compilation.”

Widgets

“Widgets are small applications that typically Widgets serve as front ends to Web 2.0 services or internet content.”

Widgets

Widgets A widget is a mini-Web application that can be put onto a Web page, desktop, blog, or social proﬁle that streams information in a more consumable fashion.

Feed/RSS widget

Usual approach to widget distribution

Netvibes

Accessory Widget Application Widget Information Widget Types of widgets

Why widgets? • Data • Mobile • Myspace • Devices • Computer as appliance • Marketing • Development

It’s all about the data ...

From your own data ...

...to aggregating content

Aggregators

Widgets are made for marketing!

Widgets and marketing

Widgets Are Made for Marketing, So Why Aren't More Advertisers Using Them?

The decline of the browser (and of the web page)

Smart phones

quot;There's an app for thatquot;

Internet and TV will merge

Other applicances

The decline of the web page (and the browser)

Example: Mashups replacing newspapers

Broad distribution is possible for individual creators

IPhone changes dynamics of game software industry • “Only a few years ago, bigger guns, badder enemies and louder explosives mattered most in video games.” • “Now, small is beautiful, and Apple Inc.'s iPhone is largely responsible.” • “...developers are starting to make shorter, less expensive games that are released in more frequent installments. “ • It's not just the device that's having an effect. It's also Apple's App Store, an online marketplace where users can browse through 25,000 software applications from thousands of publishers.

Successful widget distribution

Submitting your app to Facebook Application Directory

Common languages and tools • Widgets are often created using • HTML and JavaScript • Flash • SilverLight

PopFly or Pipes

Sprout

Zembly

widgetbox

Dapper

Widgets for training and education • Widgets deliver ﬁltered information right on the user's desktop. • A valuable widget presents the most relevant information that someone uses daily. • Widgets need to be available (at all times)

Common causes: 1. Email account incorrect. Inst 2. Smart help desks

A few other things I am doing ...

Semantics in Blogs

Learning community

iPhone development

The Rise of the Widgets

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